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Rising Interest Rates and Real Estate: Impacts and Strategies for Investors
Over the last few years, real estate investors have had to adjust to something many hadn’t experienced in a long time: rapidly rising interest rates. What started as gradual tightening turned into one of the fastest rate increases in decades. By 2025–2026, borrowing costs look very different from what investors were used to only a […]
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The Rise of Private Debt Funds: Why Investors Are Turning to Private Lending in 2026
If you’ve been investing through the last few years, you’ve probably felt the shift in the air. Public markets have been choppy. Interest rates climbed faster than most people expected. Banks tightened lending standards. Traditional bond portfolios stopped delivering the calm, predictable income they once did. And real estate, while still full of opportunity, became […]
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Hard Money Loans vs. Traditional Mortgages: Which Is Right for Investors?
Every real estate investor in California eventually runs into this moment. You’ve found a property that makes sense — maybe a dated single-family home in Orange County, a small multifamily in Sacramento, or a light commercial asset in the Inland Empire. The numbers work. The neighborhood is solid. The upside is there. And then the […]
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Using a Self-Directed IRA for Real Estate Loans | Retirement Income Strategy
Most retirement accounts sit quietly in stocks, mutual funds, and index ETFs. That’s fine — but it’s also limiting. Many U.S. investors don’t realize they can use retirement money to earn steady income from real estate loans instead. Not by buying rental properties and fixing toilets — but by lending against real estate projects and […]
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Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Trust Deed Investing
Trust deed investing can be a solid way to earn real estate–backed income without owning or managing property. But like anything in private markets, the results tend to separate investors who treat it like a “real underwriting decision” from those who treat it like a high-yield savings account. The good news is you don’t have […]
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